Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940 is the second volume of the outstanding three volume The Last Lion, the ultimate Churchill biography from the award-winning historian, William Manchester. In this triumphant biography, William Manchester, contends that Churchill's lonely battle against appeasement, even more than his leadership in war,... more...

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 is the first volume in William Manchester's epic three volume The Last Lion - the best-selling and definitive biography of one of Britain's pre-eminent prime ministers. When Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace, Imperial Britain stood at the splendid pinnacle of her... more...

“Written with verve, intellectual sophistication, and a prickly wit worthy of its eminent subject. . . . A first-class piece of literate entertainment” ( The New Yorker ). Before he went on to become a celebrated biographer and historian, renowned for such works as A World Lit Only by Fire , American Caesar , and The Last Lion , William Manchester... more...

A New York Times –bestselling historian looks back on the Camelot of the early 1960s, and “make[s] the Kennedy days look glamorous again” ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review). In his renowned biographies Portrait of a President and The Death of a President , William Manchester intimately and meticulously detailed the life and death of President... more...

An in-depth journey through America and the world in the postwar years, from a New York Times –bestselling historian and biographer. Among his many accomplishments, William Manchester was especially known for his book The Death of a President , the award-winning account of the assassination of John F. Kennedy that embroiled him in a lawsuit... more...

An up-close look at JFK by one of his closest confidants, a New York Times –bestselling biographer. Written by a prize-winning historian and biographer of such giants as Winston Churchill and Douglas MacArthur, this intimately detailed account provides a rare personal glimpse into the emotions behind the Kennedy administration—from the elation... more...